Side by side
Acland Burghley School and La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Acland Burghley School takes boys and girls; La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School is a girls' school.
- Acland Burghley School has 1,252 pupils; La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School has 550.
- The two schools are 0.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Acland Burghley School | La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Girls DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,252 DfE register | 550 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Roman Catholic DfE register |
| Borough | Camden DfE register | Camden DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 213 first preferences for 171 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 28 first preferences for 62 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 19 October 2023: School remains Good Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 3 December 2024 Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 49.9 (2024/25) DfE | 48.5 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 52% (2024/25) DfE | 42% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | B- (2024/25) DfE | C+ (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 36.5 (2024/25) DfE | 34.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE | 94% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 79% (left 2022/23) DfE | 92% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 36.7% DfE register | 42.6% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 21.3% school census 2024/25 | 46.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 19.1% school census 2024/25 | 7.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.8 DfE workforce census | 11.7 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 8.8% DfE, 2024/25 | 7.7% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.